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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2025 - 2026 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: January 13, 2025 04:14 PM
From: Senator David G. Argall and Sen. Scott Martin
To: All Senate members
Subject: Ensuring the Department of Human Services Preserves Assistance Dollars for Those Who Truly Need It
 
Whether you are a Republican or Democrat, everyone should agree that taxpayer dollars budgeted for Human Services assistance programs should be allocated to those who truly need the assistance.

To ensure that the Department of Human Services is providing the most funding to those Pennsylvanians who truly need it, we will be introducing a package of bills to ensure just that.

Please join us in co-sponsoring this common-sense package of bills, all of which passed the Senate last session with bipartisan votes.



Document #1

Introduced as SB155

Description: The first bill will ensure that SNAP benefits aren’t being spent on those who are no longer living by requiring the Department of Human Services to check death certificates with the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics against its recipients of Medical Assistance and SNAP benefits.
 

Document #2

Introduced as SB156

Description: The second bill will require the Department of Human Services to check wage records by employers and the Department of Revenue against recipients of Medical Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
 

Document #3

Introduced as SB157

Description: The third bill will ensure that the Department of Human Services is accurately following the Public Assistance Integrity Act.

The Department must report how many applicants reported lottery winnings of $600 or more, how many of those applicants were denied assistance due to lottery winnings of $600 or more, and any potential gaps in communication encountered between the Department of Human Services and County Assistance Offices which may have resulted in the failed reporting of winnings over $600.
 

Memo Updated: January 13, 2025 04:15 PM